BALTIMORE - The No. 12 Salisbury University men's tennis team suffered its second loss in eight days as the Sea Gulls dropped a 6-3 decision on the road Sunday against No. 22 Johns Hopkins University. All three losses suffered by the Sea Gulls this season have come against nationally ranked teams.

Salisbury (15-3), ranked No. 11 in the Atlantic South region, was slated to face Goucher College in another non-conference match later on Sunday afternoon but weather forced the teams to postpone the engagement. No make-up date or time has been set.

Johns Hopkins (10-5), ranked No. 3 in the Atlantic South region, got off to a strong start as the Blue Jays swept the three doubles matches. JHU's Joe Vasoontara and Casey Blythe, ranked No. 11 in the nation in doubles and tops in the region, took down senior Brendan Kincaid and sophomore Scott Burtzlaff, ranked No. 10 in the region, 8-2 at first doubles.  Salisbury sophomore Marcus Robinson and freshman Andrew Nottage put up a fight at No. 3 doubles as they fell to Rafel Roberti and Matt Naftilan, 7-9.

Salisbury got on the board with points in singles action as the maroon and gold won at second, fourth and fifth. Junior Matt Nicholson, ranked 10th in the region, defeated Vasoontara, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. Sophomore Evan Thomas needed a third-set at No. 4 singles to beat Blythe, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Freshman David Lupinetti battled with Peter Vale at fifth singles and prevailed with a 7-6, 7-5 victory.

The Blue Jays countered with single wins at first, third and sixth. David Maldow, second in the region, beat Kincaid, 13th in the region, at No. 1 singles 6-3, 6-2. Hopkins' Andrew Wang, 15th in the region, won at No. 3 singles over Burtzlaff, 6-1, 6-1. Roberti secured the final point for the Jays at No. 6 singles with a 6-2, 6-4 win over SU's Sasha Felikson.

The Sea Gulls return home to face No. 16 Washington & Lee University on Monday, April 14, at 3:30 p.m.